Asset Allocation
48 Hours of Market Turmoil Lop Nearly 6 Points off Canadian DB Funded Ratios
In the two days after the U.S. announced new tariffs, the plans lost almost their entire C$18.4 billion surplus.
Tag: funded level
Pensions
PBGC’s SFA Program Boosts Multiemployer Funded Level to 97%
Without the $16 billion in special financial assistance from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the plans’ funded level would have ended 2024 stagnant, per Milliman study.
Pensions
Public Pension Funds Remain in ‘Fragile State,’ per Equable Report
For the 17th straight year, public pensions remain below 90% funded.
Pensions
Ontario DB Plans’ Funding Drops for 1st Time in Nearly 2 Years
The plans’ funded ratio was down two percentage points to 121% in Q3 due to a drop in discount rates.
Pensions
Funded Levels Rose for Canadian DB Plans in 2023, But Risks Remain
Interest rates and market volatility continue to pose a significant risk for many plans.
Pensions
Fully Funded Status of Canadian DB Plans Keeps Rising in Q2
Positive asset returns, combined with rising bond yields, helped boost pension funds’ solvency.
Pensions
Funded Level for U.S. Public Pensions Slips to 73.7% in May
The 100 largest public plans saw an aggregate investment loss of 1% during the month.
Pensions
Despite Steep Losses, Canadian DB Plans End Year Fully Funded
Surging bond yields offset double-digit investment losses to push funded levels above 100%.
Pensions
Equity Gains Boost U.S. Public Pension Funding Status, Says Milliman
The 100 largest public pensions’ aggregate funded level now totals 74.7%, as of the end of November, advancing from 71.6% the prior month.
Market Moves
Market Volatility Erases More Than 5 Percentage Points from Public Pension Funded Ratios in September
Investment losses for the 100 largest public pensions ranged from 3.3% to 9.6% during the month.
Asset Allocation
Despite Falling Markets, UK DB Funding Levels Continue to Rise
Thanks to surging bond yields, the aggregate funded ratio of the PPF 7800 rose to 120.1% in June, up from 106.5% a year ago.
Risk
US Corporate Pensions’ Funded Status Surges in 2021
Increasing funding levels are expected to spur another big year for pension risk transfers.
Pensions
Multiemployer Pensions Reach Highest Funding Levels in 13 Years
Robust asset gains in 2020 raised funded ratios to pre-global financial crisis levels.
Research
Despite Robust Returns, US Corporate Pension Funding Falls in July
Record-low discount rates erase 2.85% asset gains for the month.
Asset Allocation
Low Funded Public Pensions Might Not Survive the Decade
Market downturn could be the final straw for struggling public pension plans.